Motor vehicles; eluding police officer. (HB1677)

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Motor vehicles; eluding police officer. Increases from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor the penalty for anyone who disregards a signal from any law-enforcement officer to bring his motor vehicle to a stop, drives such motor vehicle in a willful and wanton disregard of such signal or who attempts to escape or elude such law-enforcement officer. Amends § 46.2-817, of the Code of Virginia.Read the Bill »